Homemade brownies and bars—yum! These days—what with everyone working so much—time spent baking really can be regarded almost as a luxury. But whether you are tight on time or have a little extra, I’ve got a recipe for you to try.

The first one REALLY takes not more than 10 minutes to prepare and then about a half-hour to bake. It uses a rich, fudge brownie mix that is embellished with lots of cut up maraschino cherries, broken up chocolate wafers, and walnuts—and then the whole thing is drizzled with that magic baking ingredient, sweetened condensed milk. Makes for a yummy chocolate cherry brownie with lots of “goodies” poking out of it.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9”x13” baking pan. Mix brownie mix, eggs, water and oil in a large bowl until well blended. Spread batter in greased pan. Scatter top of batter with cookie pieces, cherries, chocolate chips and walnuts. Drizzle with condensed milk. Bake for about 35 minutes or until topping is golden. Let cool and then cut 4×4 into 16 pieces.